Chenango River Theatre 2026 Season Equity Principal Actors - Chenango River Theatre Auditions

Chenango River Theatre 2026 Season - Greene, NY

Chenango River Theatre | Greene, NY

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Saturday, March 14, 2026
Chenango River Theatre
991 State Hwy 12, Greene, NY 13778-2211
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch: 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

PERSONNEL

• Paige Tripp — Executive Director
• Bill Lelbach — Director, PROOF
• Andrew Kahl — Artistic Director; Director, THE LAST FIVE YEARS
• Tim Iversen — Music Director, THE LAST FIVE YEARS
• Carmela Marner — Director, INTIMATE APPAREL
• Chris O’Connor — Director, THE COTTAGE

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please email:
Info@chenangorivertheatre.org. If you are unable to attend these in-person auditions, you may submit a video audition. Please see the breakdown for details.

CONTRACT

SPT — $412 weekly minimum (SPT 2). See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

SEEKING

OTHER DATES

Equity actors for roles in Chenango River Theatre's 2026 Season. See breakdown for production-specific dates.

OTHER

Preparation:
chenangorivertheatre.org

Please prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues (total less than 4 minutes) or two contrasting musical pieces to be considered for THE LAST FIVE YEARS. An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

VIDEO

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

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Please submit your headshot, resume and audition video links at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5sE3rHkUYK7QFacileIMROECR7zYWRR7d9Y5_XhJLVOVrIg/viewform?usp=header.

PLEASE do not email video audition materials. To be considered for any shows in our 2026 season, remote audition materials must be submitted through the form link. Emailed submissions will be discarded.

Share video links for two contrasting contemporary monologues (less than 4 minutes total). Performers interested in either role in THE LAST FIVE YEARS should submit two short, contrasting musical pieces (combined not to exceed three minutes). Videos should be shared through YouTube, Vimeo or another accessible service.

Title attachments with LAST NAME FIRST for each submitted file (for example: SmithHeadshot.jpg or SmithKevinResume.pdf). Including first initial or first name after your last name is appreciated. Attachments should be .pdf or .jpg.

Video submission deadline: March 18, 2026.

INTIMATE APPAREL

Written by Lynn Nottage

Rehearsals start: May 4
Performances: May 22 – June 7

SEEKING:

• Esther: African-American seamstress in New York City who sews intimate apparel for ladies of all levels of society. 30s.
• Mrs. Dickson: Widowed African-American woman who owns the boarding house where Esther lives. 50s.
• Mrs. Van Buren: Wealthy, white American woman who orders fancy corsets from Esther and has also become her friend. 30s.
• Mr. Marks: A Romanian Jewish fabric seller who is friends with Esther. 30s.
• Mayme: An African-American prostitute who orders lingerie and has become good friends with Esther. 30s.
• George: A Barbadian man who initiates a correspondence with Esther while he is working to build the Panama Canal. He eventually comes to New York City and marries Esther. 30s.

THE COTTAGE

Written by Sandy Rustin

Rehearsals start: June 8
Performances: June 26 – July 12

Note: All roles require British RP or regional accents, physical intimacy, mild comic violence.

SEEKING:

• Sylvia: Late 20s–early 40s. A lovely and rash romantic.
• Beau: Late 20s–early 40s. Perhaps the best-looking man in Britain.
• Marjorie: Late 20s–early 40s. 8 months pregnant, pragmatic, and a tad spicy.
• Clark: Late 20s–early 40s. A distinguished gent with a lover’s spirit.
• Dierdre: Mid 20s–late 30s. An awfully pretty, sometimes wise, nincompoop.
• Richard: Late 20s–early 40s. A murderous, yet gentle soul.

THE LAST FIVE YEARS

Written and Composed by Jason Robert Brown

Rehearsals start: July 13
Performances: July 31 – August 23

SEEKING:

• Cathy Hiatt: 20s–30s. A struggling actress, mezzo soprano.
• Jamie Wellerstein: 20s–30s. A rising novelist, tenor.

PROOF

Written by David Auburn

Rehearsals start: August 31
Performances: September 18 – October 4

SEEKING:

• Catherine: 20s. A vulnerable, yet resilient and brilliant young woman grappling with the legacy of her father’s mathematical genius and her increasing fear that she inherited both his genius and his mental instability.
• Claire: Late 20s–early 30s. A Wall Street currency analyst and Catherine’s practical yet somewhat distant older sister who tries to intervene in her life while dealing with her own insecurities.
• Robert: 50s–60s. A recently-deceased brilliant mathematician at the University of Chicago, praised for his groundbreaking work in his youth, but whose later years were plagued by delusional mental illness and often erratic behavior.
• Harold (Hal) Dobbs: Late 20s. A bright, likeable mathematician and a former student of Robert.